Image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and cartridge set
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMariko Yamashita, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Daisuke Yoshiba, Michiyo Sekiya
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member and a developing device that has a toner and supplies the toner onto the electrophotographic photosensitive member, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer comprising a binder resin (A), the binder resin (A) comprises a specific structure, the toner comprises a toner particle, the toner particle comprises a binder resin (B) and a wax, and the wax comprises a prescribed diester compound; and a process cartridge and a cartridge set.
Claims10
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an electrophotographic photosensitive member;
- and
- a developing device that has a toner and supplies the toner onto the electrophotographic photosensitive member, wherein
- the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer comprising a binder resin (A),
- the binder resin (A) comprises a structure represented by formula (1) below:
- where, each R11 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,
- the toner comprises a toner particle,
- the toner particle comprises a binder resin (B) and a wax, and
- the wax comprises a diester compound represented by formula (2) below:
- where, R1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbons and R2 and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 11 to 25 carbons.
A process cartridge disposed detachably in a main body of an image forming apparatus, wherein
- the process cartridge comprises
- an electrophotographic photosensitive member, and
- a developing device that has a toner and supplies the toner onto the electrophotographic photosensitive member,
- the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer comprising a binder resin (A),
- the binder resin (A) comprises a structure represented by formula (1) below:
- where, each R11 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,
- the toner comprises a toner particle,
- the toner particle comprises a binder resin (B) and a wax, and
- the wax comprises a diester compound represented by formula (2) below:
- where, R1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbons and R2 and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 11 to 25 carbons.
A cartridge set comprising a first cartridge and a second cartridge that are disposed detachably in a main body of an image forming apparatus, wherein
- the first cartridge has an electrophotographic photosensitive member,
- the second cartridge has a toner container that accommodates a toner for forming a toner image on a surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member,
- the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer comprising a binder resin (A),
- the binder resin (A) comprises a structure represented by formula (1) below:
- where, each R11 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,
- the toner comprises a toner particle,
- the toner particle comprises a binder resin (B) and a wax, and
- the wax comprises a diester compound represented by formula (2) below:
- where, R1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbons and R2 and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 11 to 25 carbons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.